goodness,
good moral excellence or admirableness; "there is much good to be found in people"
evil morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"
immorality the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct; "the immorality of basing the defense of the West on the threat of mutual assured destruction"
perverseness,
perversity deliberately deviating from what is good; "there will always be a few people who, through macho perversity, gain satisfaction from bullying and terrorism"
wrongdoing,
error activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing"
evil -
that which causes harm or destruction or misfortune; "the evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones"- Shakespeare
bad,
badness that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good"
Adjective
evil -
morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"
good thorough; "had a good workout"; "gave the house a good cleaning"
bad feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad'); "my throat feels bad"; "she felt bad all over"; "he was feeling tough after a restless night"
immoral deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong
offensive unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors"
unrighteous not righteous; "an unrighteous man"; "an unrighteous law"
bad feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad'); "my throat feels bad"; "she felt bad all over"; "he was feeling tough after a restless night"
demonic,
fiendish,
diabolic,
diabolical,
hellish,
satanic,
unholy,
infernal extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell; "something demonic in him--something that could be cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish despot"; "hellish torture"; "infernal instruments of war"; "satanic cruelty"; "unholy grimaces"
mephistophelean,
mephistophelian,
devilish,
diabolic,
diabolical showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil; "devilish schemes"; "the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen"; "the diabolical expression on his face"; "a mephistophelian glint in his eye"
evil -
The forces/behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good. Evil generally seeks own benefit at the expense of others and is based on general malevolence.
evil -
Any particular individual or state which may follow these forces or behaviors.
Evil is intentionally causing harm or destruction, or deliberately violating some moral code. The philosophical question of whether morality is absolute or relative leads to questions about the nature of evil. Evil is usually seen as the opposite of good.
